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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author notes in Chapter 2 that by 1800, how many blacks had been transported as slaves to the Americas?
2. Who among Christopher Columbus’s shipmates took the Pinta on an unauthorized expedition in search of an island called "Babeque" to search for gold while in Cuba?
3. When did Great Britain impose the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper made in London?
4. According to the author in Chapter 4, in 1700 colonial trade equaled £500,000; by 1770 it totaled how much?
5. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France which took place in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What choice were the Native American people given in regard to their futures and their homes, according to the author in Chapter 7?
2. How do we know the details of Christopher Columbus’s first encounter with the Arawak people? How does the author describe Columbus’s views of the people in Chapter 1?
3. How does the author describe the Sioux puberty ceremony for women in Chapter 6?
4. How are the traditions and cultures of the Native American tribes described regarding their perception of women in Chapter 6?
5. What positive qualities of the establishment of the United States does Zinn discuss in Chapter 4?
6. How does the author compare and contrast the treatment of women to that of the Native Americans in Chapter 7?
7. How does the author describe Virginia’s “chain of oppression” in Chapter 3?
8. How does the author describe Mexico’s land area and status after 1821 in Chapter 8?
9. What was the first representative assembly introduced in Virginia? What were the responsibilities of this assembly regarding slavery?
10. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the class struggles of the nineteenth century in the United States. What corporate and government abuses led to the civil unrest in the country and the establishment of organizations to fight corruption? How effective were these organizations in protecting the common people?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the racial and class bias regarding those who were allowed to fight in the American Revolutionary War. Why did the Americans originally limit those who served to landowners? Why and when did this restriction change? Why did the Americans refuse to allow Native Americans or African slaves to participate in the war?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the origins, history, culture, religion, and society of the Arawak people, and how this society changed with the arrival of Columbus and his fleet. How many Arawak people inhabited the islands where Columbus landed? How many slaves did Columbus take with him?
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